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Ali Abu Awwad ( , born 1972) is a Palestinian activist and pacifist.1He is the founder of Al Tariq (The Way), which teaches the principles of nonviolent resistance to Palestinian men, women, and children. He is also a member of the Bereaved Families Forum , and tours the world together with Robi Damelin, a Jewish woman whose son was killed by a Palestinian sniper, to encourage dialogue and reconciliation between Palestinians and Israelis .2His life and work has been featured in two award-winning films, Encounter Point and Forbidden Childhood .3 He lives in Beit Ummar , near Hebron. At the start of 2014, together with Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger and others, Awwad formed "Roots", a group based in the West Bank area of Gush Etzion to promote dialog and eventually trust between Israelis and Palestinian as a path to peace.4
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Ali Abu Awwad ( , born 1972) is a prominent Palestinian peace activist and proponent of nonviolence .He is the founder of Taghyeer (Change), a Palestinian national movement promoting nonviolence to achieve and guarantee a nonviolent solution to the conflict.Awwad’s story and efforts have been featured in over twelve documentaries including two award-winning films, Encounter Point and Forbidden Childhood .Furthermore, he was honored by the global nonprofit thinktank Synergos as the Arab World Social Innovator in Palestine for "introducing non-violence, reconciliation , and civic participation to Palestinians as a means of empowering citizens to seek social change and find a more equitable solution to conflict." Awwad is currently finishing his memoir called Painful Hope , an account of his experiences as well as his strategy and vision for the Palestinian future. He lives in Beit Ummar , near Hebron .
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Palestinian peace activist Ali Abu Awwad ( , born 1972) is a prominent Palestinian peace activist and proponent of nonviolence . He is the founder of Taghyeer (Change), a Palestinian national movement promoting nonviolence to achieve and guarantee a nonviolent solution to the conflict. Awwad's story and efforts have been featured in over twelve documentaries including two award-winning films, Encounter Point and Forbidden Childhood . Furthermore, he was honored by the global nonprofit thinktank Synergos as the Arab World Social Innovator in Palestine for "introducing non-violence, reconciliation , and civic participation to Palestinians as a means of empowering citizens to seek social change and find a more equitable solution to conflict." Awwad is currently finishing his memoir called Painful Hope , an account of his experiences as well as his strategy and vision for the Palestinian future. He lives in Beit Ummar , near Hebron .
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Palestinian peace activist Ali Abu Awwad ( Arabic : علي أبو عواد , born 1972) is a prominent Palestinian peace activist and proponent of nonviolence . He is the founder of Taghyeer (Change), a Palestinian national movement promoting nonviolence to achieve and guarantee a nonviolent solution to the conflict. Awwad's story and efforts have been featured in over twelve documentaries including two award-winning films, Encounter Point and Forbidden Childhood . Furthermore, he was honored by the global nonprofit thinktank Synergos as the Arab World Social Innovator in Palestine for "introducing non-violence, reconciliation , and civic participation to Palestinians as a means of empowering citizens to seek social change and find a more equitable solution to conflict." Awwad is currently finishing his memoir called Painful Hope , an account of his experiences as well as his strategy and vision for the Palestinian future. He lives in Beit Ummar , near Hebron .
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palestinian activist and pacifist
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prominent palestinian peace activist and proponent of nonviolence
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